Expert Opinion

The 5% Club provides a submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review

October 3, 2021

The 5% Club have provided a submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review, which asks for the following to complement the points in our Manifesto for Skills Dear Chancellor, Submission to…

Non-grads are not second-class citizens

August 10, 2021

Expert Opinion

49% of top employers prefer graduate job applicants. On A’ Level results day, it’s about time we stopped telling non-grads that they’re only fit for second-class jobs. I’m a…

Virtual Work Experience: a lifeline for career-starters

July 10, 2020

Expert Opinion

As The 5% Club outlined recently in its paper We can’t let our young people bear the economic brunt of COVID-19, one of the most severe long lasting impacts of…

Fit for the future: using earn and learn to future proof business

July 3, 2020

Expert Opinion

“Earn and learn” is the term for a group of routes into and within employment which combine study with practical experience, enabling individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required…

Getting apprentices to the finishing line

February 20, 2020

Expert Opinion

The 5% Club is hugely supportive of apprenticeships. Our members know that they are an important way of bringing much-needed new talent and fresh perspectives into a business, and of…

Small business and the Apprenticeship Levy: 5 steps to success (that won’t cost a penny)

November 21, 2019

Expert Opinion

One of The 5% Club’s aims is to support and spread best practice amongst its members and other employers. In this series, we aim to publicise good examples and challenge…

Expert Opinion. Beyond lip service: Driving real progress on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

September 23, 2019

Expert Opinion, Media Releases

This first edition of our new series, Expert Opinion, focuses on EDI, something which is rightly becoming a business priority, but one on which tangible progress is often frustratingly slow.…